I would really watch out if trying an uninstall of SP2.
My understanding is that the size of it (something like 270 M) is because you get a lot of recompiled binaries adding buffer overflow protection. It wouldn't surprise me if a few things are left behind after an uninstall. Scott P "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" Benjamin Franklin, 1759 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Poof Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 1:12 AM To: 'Chris Carlson'; 'Jelmer' Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Full-Disclosure] WinXP SP2 comments (was: Internet explorer 6 execution of arbitrary code) > While the new "security center" complains about how I don't have a > firewall or antivirus installed (it doesn't detect either), the better > security more than makes up for this minor annoyance - I no longer need to > worry about where I go because the simple yet absolute 'no popups' and 'no > software installations' security settings lock IE down so well. Well, the "Security Center" will only detect your firewall/antivirus if the program tells Windows that it's protecting your computer. (New API Microsoft did... Many companies are using it now.) > A note about the security center- I *think* it can be disabled by editing > the %systemroot%\inf\sysoc.inf file to show the entry for it in add/remove > windows components. I've tried to do this, but it either does not have > immediate results, or does not work. I havn't done any real research on > it because of a lack of time (or perhaps patience), but would like to know > how to get rid of this if anyone knows. Well, all you have to do to disable it... Is disable the "Security Center" service in the services.msc! Gasp! Easy. =) BTW. Uninstalling a service pack isn't 100% supported. It's recommended to wipe and reinstall. ~ _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
